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@lightberry is building the social operating system for robots. It aims to give humanoid robots agency, emotional intelligence, and the ability to interact naturally with humans. Social robotics emerged in the late 1990s when Cynthia Breazeal developed Kismet as part of her doctoral research at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. Kismet showed that robots could engage in social exchange by perceiving and expressing human emotion. We sat down with Stephan Koenigstorfer, co-founder of Lightberry, to discuss how the team translates intent into action, why social robotics may not require large amounts of interaction data, and how Lightberry is exploring emotional expression through motion. review.startupstojoin.com/lightberry

The internet democratized distribution but not direct dialogue. We can consume an expert's podcast, scroll their tweets, or read their books, yet these interactions remain fundamentally one-directional. @SamSpelsberg believes there's a better way. He's the co-founder of @withdelphi, a company creating digital minds trained on your content and conversations. We sat down with Sam to talk about how Delphi extracts the best version of a person from mixed content sources, why interview mode unlocks the platform for creators without existing material, and how your Delphi will grow with you over time. review.startupstojoin.com/delphi/